Reviewer: Steve Vannoy, author of The Ten Greatest Gifts I Give My Children

Please pay attention to this book. It logically and profoundly reminds us that each of us can protect and nourish our most important resource, our children.

Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand:
How to Create a Culture That Cares for Kids

A compelling compilation of stories and strategies from the heart about ordinary people doing extraordinary things to create a more caring and connected culture for our kids and ourselves. From the mom in Sundance, Wyoming, to the principal of an inner-city middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, to the teenagers in Orlando, Florida, these stories all have one thing in common: each is about the desire to create a culture that cares more deeply for our most important and valuable resource—our kids.

The Way of Virtue:
The Ancient Wisdom of Confucius Adapted for a New Age

Written for adults, The Way of Virtue takes the teachings of Confucius and adapts them for a modern life.

The Way of Virtue takes the reader inside the Great School established by the Master Kung-fu-Tze and presents in dialogue form his enlightened teachings on music, poetry, virtue, education, leadership, and many other subjects.

Organized in lesson-form, these exercises are as appropriate now as they were over 2400 years ago.

excerpt:

"Because you,
Great Warrior,
are like the
mighty tree
in my father's garden.
  
"Your arms
are like
powerful boughs
that protect
those who
are not
as strong."
  

Her Father's Garden
a children's book

Read live over National Public Radio, Her Father's Garden tells the beautiful story of a young Tibetan girl, who inspired by her father's dream, transforms her entire village. Born on a morning when a pure, white songbird sang the most beautiful song, Mi Shan, daughter of the Innkeeper, comes to sing of the beauty of each of the villagers, who are transformed in the remarkable closing scene.

Illustrated by Janet Brooke, Her Father's Garden whispers of a promise: the promise that we can loved for who we truly are.

Reviewer: Will Glennon, editor of Random Acts of Kindness, Conari Press

Small Acts of Kindness
is a beautiful children’s tale that reminds us once again of the extraordinary power of kindness; that is can start from the simplest act of the heart and grow ripple by ripple into a magnificent power capable of transforming the world.
  
 

Small Acts of Kindness
a children's book

Before the movie "Pay it Forward", was Small Acts of
Kindness, which shows how one small act of kindness ripples through all of life and results in a surprising and moving great act of love.

Small Acts of Kindness has delighted young and old alike, and demonstrates that even the smallest of acts, if done with kindness and love, can have a transformative effect upon others.

Illustrated beautifully by Christopher Fay, Small Acts of Kindness is cast in Biblical times and begins, "One day, a little boy hugged his mother for no reason at all."

excerpt:

"As you treat others
with kindness
and respect
you will gain riches
few have ever known.

"This kind sir,
is the Way of the Circle, the way of life."

The Way of the Circle
a children's book

A timeless tale cast in China of an old man who teaches a young boy that what you send out on the river of life always returns. Sun Li, a boy from the countryside arrives at the river's edge with plans to continue on to the great city and become wealthy. Having no money, Sun Li asks the old man who guides the raft across the river how he might pay for his passage, and the old man replies, "Cross with me three times and your passage will be for free." Unknowingly, Sun Li embarks upon a journey that will change his life forever.

Also available in Spanish!
El Camino Del Circulo:
Un Cuento Chino Sobre el Destino